| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] they said | 588 |
|
| 2 | [coord] they said | 380 |
|
| 3 | and they said | 319 |
|
| 4 | and they said | 319 |
|
| 5 | [pron] they said | 225 |
|
| 6 | [subord] they said | 196 |
|
| 7 | [Wh det] they said | 187 |
|
| 8 | what they said | 148 |
|
| 9 | what they said | 148 |
|
| 10 | [adv] they said | 133 |
|
| 11 | [adv] they said | 111 |
|
| 12 | [noun] they said | 101 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] they said | 68 |
|
| 14 | but they said | 60 |
|
| 15 | but they said | 60 |
|
| 16 | when they said | 47 |
|
| 17 | when they said | 47 |
|
| 18 | [verb] they said | 39 |
|
| 19 | which they said | 34 |
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| 20 | which they said | 34 |
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| 21 | as they said | 30 |
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| 22 | as they said | 30 |
|
| 23 | if they said | 29 |
|
| 24 | if they said | 29 |
|
| 25 | [no cls] they said | 27 |
|
| 26 | [unc] they said | 27 |
|
| 27 | then they said | 27 |
|
| 28 | then they said | 27 |
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| 29 | because they said | 24 |
|
| 30 | because they said | 24 |
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